Trendspotting: Pierre Hardy

“As we are not in a period of real innovation, you have to be totally different while also being the same.”

--Pierre Hardy


Sure, Pierre has been around for a few years and I'm probably late in jumping on the fashion band wagon, but I've developed a semi-healthy obsession with his accessories. Not since Prada's parachute nylon backpacks for ground-dwellers or Balenciaga's light goat skin messenger bags with the brass hardware made the pre-street style scene have I been intrigued by an accessories designer.

I want this for my phone and keys

I want this for my pack of gum and iPad mini with the digital version of the Guttenberg Bible 

And this for when I want to make a point comfortably

And maybe this for a virtual golf game on my laptop

His designs are simple, interesting and affordable. The cube print on his bags and wallets remind me of the floor tiles I saw in Pompeii. Plus not everyone wears his accessories so you can avoid that sea of sameness that every fashionably city seems to be suffering from; and a little Pierre Hardy can add a lot of punch to your outfit. And everyone knows that accessories complete a look.

YES
Pierre Hardy has the design credentials. With years spent designing accessories for Hermes and then footwear at Balenciaga during the Ghesquiere years, you know he's talented.

NO
He's not a good fit for someone with only a preppy style or point of view. You need a little French Joie de Vivre to pull it off. #FAIL. Stick to Jack Spade or LL Bean. Keep it real.

MAYBE
You're waiting for a Kardashian or NBA All-Star seal of approval before you can wear Pierre Hardy. By then, Jay-Z and I will be "Off That" and be "On to the Next One."